Sale Details - Fine Art, Antique & Collectables Sale - Online Only


McCartneys
McCartneys
Portcullis Saleroom
The Ox Pasture, Overton Road
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 4AA
United Kingdom
Telephone(s):
01584 878822
Sale Description:
Fine Art, Antique & Collectables Sale - Online Only

***PLEASE NOTE - WE WILL BE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY CONDITION REPORT REQUESTS FROM 12PM ON WEDNESDAY 9TH DECEMBER***

The Portcullis Auction Room
ONLINE AUCTION ONLY

Auction - Thursday 10th December 2020 at 12pm

COVID-19 - Please read the following to continue to ensure the safety of all customers and staff:

Please note – this Auction will be ONLINE ONLY, we will not be open for bidders in the room on the day of the sale

To keep everyone safe and to continue to follow government regulations, we require any customer who enters our premises to wear a face covering at all times when inside the building. Social distancing measures are in place in line with the Government guidelines and we will be limiting the number of customers in the Saleroom at any one time.

Please read the following carefully to help us to ensure we can continue our Auctions safely:

Viewing (Amended times)
Viewing dates for the September sale are strictly as follows:
Tuesday 8th December: 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Wednesday 9th December: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Please note that there will be no viewing on the day of the Auction

***PLEASE NOTE - WE WILL BE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY CONDITION REPORT REQUESTS FROM 12PM ON WEDNESDAY 9TH DECEMBER***

We require all customers to wear face coverings at all times whilst in the building and gloves whilst viewing or handling any Lots.

VIEWING PROCESS
Viewing will take place from the front door of the Saleroom, with a one way system in place leading into the Saleroom. Please ensure that you follow any instructions from staff, as well as reading and adhering to signage on the walls and the floor. Gloves will be provided at the entrance, face coverings will not be provided. If we have large numbers viewing, there may be a delay in you entering the Saleroom, so please be prepared for this.
You will need to sign in prior to entering the Saleroom for Track & Trace purposes. The sign in desk is NOT by the front door, it is at the Portcullis Auction Room, please follow the signs

Sale Day / Collections from the Auction -
The Portcullis office will be CLOSED on the Auction day and we will not be able to process invoices or have any buyers or vendors on the premises.

COLLECTIONS CAN ONLY BE MADE ON A TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY, THE PORTCULLIS OFFICE IS CLOSED TO VISITORS ON MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS

Collections will take place from 9.30am – 4.30pm on the following days:

Friday 11th December
Monday 14th December – PORTCULLIS CLOSED
Tuesday 15th December
Wednesday 16th December
Thursday 17th December
Friday 18th December - PORTCULLIS CLOSED

If you wish to leave Commission Bids, the forms will be available outside the Portcullis office. Completed forms should be placed face down in the tray at the office for processing.

PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE PORTCULLIS OFFICE – IT IS FOR STAFF ONLY

Following the Auction, once payment has been made we require all customers to go out of the main doors and take their cars to the rear entrance of the saleroom with their paperwork for collection.
You will not be permitted to enter the saleroom. You will need to hand over your paperwork to the staff member and wait outside for the Lots to be brought to you. If you are collecting very large items, we would ask that you and one other person go in to the Saleroom when instructed by staff to collect the Lots(s).

Next Auction:

Thursday 21st January 2021 at 12.00pm
Entries can be taken as follows:

Tuesday 15th December
Wednesday 16th December
Thursday 17th December

Tuesday 22nd December
Wednesday 23rd December

Opening Hours - 9.00am - 4.30pm

*Please do not attend the Saleroom outside of the above times - we can be contacted on the telephone on 01584 878822 or via email on fineart@mccartneys.co.uk
If you leave a message or send an email we will get back to you as soon as possible.*

Finally, we would ask you to:

Please follow Government advice to limit your contact with other people

Wash your hands regularly using soap and water in the facilities provided

The Auction is available online with audio on

easyLiveAuction.com & the-saleroom.com

We would encourage as many people as possible to utilise this service at this time

The Portcullis Auction Room
McCartneys LLP
mccartneys.co.uk
fineart@mccartneys.co.uk / 01584 878822
Sale Dates:
10th December 2020 from 12pm GMT - Fine Art, Antique & Collectables Sale - ONLINE ONLY (Lots 1 to 661)
Viewing Dates:
8th December 2020 - 2pm to 5pm
9th December 2020 - 9am to 5pm

Fees apply to the hammer price:

Free Registration
24% inc VAT*

Flat Fee Registration
20.40% inc VAT*

*These fees include buyers premiums and internet surcharges.
Please see the auctioneers terms & conditions for more information
Important Information

Please note: Live online bidding by using easyliveAuction.com will incur an extra 3% +VAT (Unless selecting the £3 Flat Fee registration option, in which case the 3% Internet surcharge shall not be applied).

BIDDING CONDITIONS OF SALE

1. The highest price bidder shall be the purchaser subject to the vendor’s reserve (if any) and to the right of the Auctioneer to refuse any bid he may think improper. In the event of any dispute as to the last or best bid the decision of the Auctioneer shall be final. All lots are offered for sale subject to any reserve price imposed by the vendor

2. Once a bid is made it cannot be retracted and the bidding shall be regulated by the Auctioneer.

3. The purchaser shall pay the hammer price together with a Buyers premium of 17% PLUS VAT on each Lot purchased. In making a bid the purchaser assents of McCartneys LLP receiving and retaining the premium.

4. All lots are sold as seen and the risk shall pass to the purchaser on the fall of the hammer but no lot may be removed from the premises without a pass from the clerk.

5. Each Purchaser shall be expected to have pre-registered with McCartneys LLP having given McCartneys LLP his/her name and address and if required, pay for the purchase thereof when or otherwise upon conclusion of the sale. Any delayed terms of payment must be agreed with McCartneys LLP in advance.

6. All lots must be cleared forthwith and in any event by the Thursday following the sale. Any lots which are not cleared in accordance with this condition shall be subject to a storage charge of £5 per day per lot plus VAT and in the event of the purchaser failing to remove any lot upon written notice thereafter the same may be re-sold under the provision on paragraph 8.

7. Under no circumstances will set-offs or reductions be allowed and removal of lots will not be permitted until paid for in cash or cheque, card or bank transfer. Purchasers placing successful commission bids will be sent accounts which are payable by return (regardless of when the lot is collected) and interest at 15% per annum will be charged on all accounts outstanding 14 days or more after the sale.

8. If a purchaser fails to comply with these conditions McCartneys LLP shall be at liberty to re-sell any lot either by public auction of private treaty and the deficiency (if any) together with all expenses attending such re-sell shall be made good by the purchaser who is in default and who shall have no claim upon McCartneys for any surplus which arises from such re-sale.

9. McCartneys LLP act as agents and all statements made either written or oral on matter of authenticity, origin, age, condition, quality etc. are statement of McCartneys LLP’s considered opinion and not representations of fact. Intending purchasers must satisfy themselves, by inspection before the sale, as to all such matters.



McCartneys LLP, Registered Office: The Ox Pasture, Overton Road, Ludlow, Shropshire. SY8 4AA Registered Number: OC310186


11. Please note: Live online bidding by using easyliveAuction.com will incur an Internet Surcharge Fee of 3% +VAT (Unless selecting the £3 Flat Fee registration option, in which case the 3% Internet surcharge shall not be applied).
We do not offer postage and packing from our auction house - we cannot post sold Lots to buyers.

Please arrange courier or personal collection only

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR INVOICE IS PAID AND YOUR LOTS COLLECTED WITHIN 1 WEEK OF THE SALE

We reserve the right to dispose of Lots as we see fit in the event that they remain uncollected in our Saleroom and Storage/Disposal fees may then apply.